| Alternative remedies have flooded the market in | | | | studies show real effect. Those clinical trials have |
| recent decades, promising a cure for everything from | | | | proven acupuncture so effective on hemorrhoids that |
| acne to cancer. In many cases, it's much easier to | | | | it's endorsed by the World Health Organization. |
| dismiss all alternative therapies as scams and snake oil | | | | Acupuncture is taught by Chinese universities as part |
| than to sort through the multitude. However, when it | | | | of an integrated program combining Eastern and |
| comes to hemorrhoids, alternative remedies offer | | | | Western medicine. Keep in mind that we're talking |
| quite a bit that mainstream medicine can't really | | | | about someone piercing your skin with needles, so it's |
| match. Traditional allopathic medicine only really offers | | | | really, really important to find a qualified practitioner. |
| symptom relief over the counter, while alternative | | | | The standards for qualification vary by each country, |
| remedies offer direct treatment. Of course, there's | | | | which can make this difficult. However, if you do |
| still the responsibility to sort through the various | | | | your homework you should be able to find the best |
| options offered to find which work and which really | | | | one available. |
| don't. | | | | Homeopathy is a popular alternative hemorrhoid |
| Herbal hemorrhoid remedies offer the first and most | | | | therapy that can't be proven to work at all. The |
| well-documented line of alternative hemorrhoid | | | | whole idea behind homeopathy is that substances |
| remedies. Many of these do actually work. After all, | | | | that cause a health condition can be used to cure it in |
| herbs represent the first line of medicinal knowledge | | | | incredibly small doses. It was invented in the 1800's |
| humanity developed. Plants still offer many medicines | | | | and worked off the theory that the very tiny doses |
| today that we can't synthesize, and provide the basis | | | | stimulated the immune system into reacting to the |
| for many more that we have learned to create | | | | problem. However, since then we've discovered that |
| artificially. Witch hazel, butcher's broom, horse | | | | the dilution levels used in homeopathy mean that |
| chestnut and Japanese pagoda tree are some of the | | | | there usually isn't a single molecule of the supposed |
| herbs that have a direct effect on hemorrhoid. They | | | | active ingredient in any given bottle. Scientifically |
| offer both relief and and permanent healing when | | | | speaking, this means that homeopathy can't possibly |
| used correctly. This can be difficult to do, so a | | | | work. |
| formulated herbal remedy or a custom preparation | | | | There are many alternative remedies out there, and |
| by a qualified herbalist are the recommended ways | | | | some of them can have a real positive effect on |
| to use them. | | | | your hemorrhoids. They can achieve levels of |
| Acupuncture is a Chinese system of medicine in | | | | treatment that traditional over the counter medicines |
| which specific points on the body are pierced by | | | | can't. However, like anything else, it's up to you to |
| super thin needles to stimulate healing. It's not very | | | | take responsibility for your own health care and find |
| well understood by Western medicine, but clinical | | | | the best one for your particular case. |